The Hurricanes were hanging tough against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, playing them evenly and trailing just 2-1 after the first 40 minutes in Chicago. Then, the Hawks struck for three goals in a span of 4:32 early in the third period and cruised to a 5-2 victory.
The loss dropped Carolina back into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the New Yor...

It's Official, Stan Bowman's word is not one to be trusted. Bowman earlier had stated that Niklas Hjalmarsson and Antti Niemi were not going anywhere, his word was bond with Hammer but I guess he spoke to soon on Niemi and now realizes he should not open his yap to Hawk fans sending them promises he can't keep.
The Hawks chose to walk away from Antti Niemi whom now becomes an unrestricted free ...